Johannesburg, Oct 18 (IPS) – An aging population needn’t be a burden, experts told Parliamentarians at a conference co-hosted by UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office and the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA). Read the full story, “With Planning Aging Population Could Result in a Silver Dividend”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
BADARKHALI, Banglad
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Rural Women Work the Hardest, Produce the Most, Eat the Least
MADRID, Oct 17 (IPS) – Make no mistake. Violence against women has been perpetuated, especially when it comes to those who have already been deprived of their basic human rights, as is the case of rural women in over two-thirds of the world. Read the full story, “Rural Women Work the Hardest, Produce the Most, […]
Bangladesh Coastal People Turn to Digital Devices to Succeed against the Odds
BADARKHALI, Bangladesh, Oct 17 (IPS) – A barefoot young man in rolled-up jeans clutches a laptop as he slogs through a narrow muddy aisle between rice fields on a drizzling late September afternoon. He’s rushing to help a farm couple who are facing trouble with their ducks in a coastal village in southern Bangladesh. Read […]
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (I
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Surge in poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Rising inflation and the Ukraine war have triggered a 19 per cent increase in child poverty across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a study by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Read the full story, “Surge in poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe, Central Asia”, […]
Say No to Foreign Intervention in Haiti to Kill our People: We Stand Ready for Peaceful Transition of Leadership
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (IPS) – Talks of an inevitable U.S. military intervention in Haiti are brewing within diplomatic circles. Without any constitutional or legal authority, our Haitian de facto government gave the green light for special forces to be sent to Haiti to combat our poor people-forgotten, jobless, left with no other choice for […]
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Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call to make a “sustained political commitment” so their countries can be better prepared against future shocks, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world”, on globalissues.org → […]
A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been married or live with someone as if they were married. Women’s support groups are putting thousands of them on the road to financial independence, making them less vulnerable to gender-based violence. Read the full story, “A new, financially independent […]